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LEARN CZECH ONLINE Spring term enrolment

SPRING TERM 2020

Continue your studies and learn Czech during the spring term from the safety of your home in a virtual classroom as part of a group. Our tutors will bring classes to you via interactive online platforms (Skype, Zoom) making sure that you practice your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills in a supportive environment and in the company of your friends and colleagues, turning it into a new and fascinating experience.

You just need:

Mac, iPad, tablet, PC or laptop with a microphone and a camera ( a headset with a microphone is a plus)

COURSES WITH THE CZECH CENTRE

If you decide to take a Czech course with the Czech Centre, and you are unsure which course to enrol to, please email to clarkova@czechcentre.org.uk so that we can help you to choose the most suitable course level.

FEESStandard full fee: £204Reduced concessionary fee: £174

You are eligible to pay the reduced fee when you provide us with evidence that you receive income-based benefit / Jobseeker’s Allowance, you are over 65 or you are a full time student. Please see our full terms and conditions for more details.

COMPLETE BEGINNERS 1C

Thursday 16 April – Thursday 9 July 2020(12 weeks)

Course book: Lida Hola - New Czech Step by StepLevel: Towards A1Chapter: 7 - 9Students should have completed the previous course Beginners Ib or have an equivalent knowledge Grammar: nominative and accusative plural; ordinal numbers; future tense; expression rád + verb in the future tense; personal pronouns in accusative and dativeTopics: House and home; Looking for an accommodation; Planning a weekend; Directions; Human body; At the doctors and at the pharmacy

LOWER INTERMEDIATE 1B

Tuesday 14 April – Tuesday 7 July 202(12 weeks)

Course book: Lida Hola - New Czech Step by StepLevel: A1 towards A2Chapter: 12 -13Students should have completed the previous courses Beginners Ia,Ib, Ic or have an equivalent knowledgeTopics: Traditional celebrations; Invitation for a visit; Excuses and wishes; Good Manners; Weather;Grammar: perfective and imperfective verbs; future tense; conditional; mít as a modal verb; to be + adverbs; adverbs; comparative and superlative of adjectives

UPPER INTERMEDIATE 1

Wednesday 15 April – Wednesday 6 July 2020 (12 weeks)

Course book: Lida Hola, Pavla Borilova Česky krok za krokem 2 / Czech Step by Step 2Level: A2 towards B1 Chapter: 4Students should have completed the course book Czech Step by Step 1 or have an equivalent knowledge. For more detailed information and assessment please contact the Czech Centre. When deciding on the level to apply for, use the self-evaluation help table based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_LanguagesTopics: Travelling; Adverts and Signs; Cooking and baking our favourite food; DirectionsGrammar: verbs with prefixes; kdy/když, se/si, prepositions do/z; genitive; personal pronouns; adverbs expressing directions and locations

UPPER INTERMEDIATE 3

Monday 20 April – Monday 13 July 2020 (12 weeks)

Course outline:Course book: Lida Hola, Pavla Borilova Česky krok za krokem 2 / Czech Step by Step 2Level: A2 towards B1 Chapter: 19Students should have completed the course book Czech Step by Step 1 or have an equivalent knowledge. For more detailed information and assessment please contact the Czech Centre. When deciding on the level to apply for, use the self-evaluation help table based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_LanguagesTopics: Czech history; Life in Communism; National theatre; Schools and educationGrammar: preposition za + genitive; abbreviations; reflexive and descriptive passive; verbal nouns; writing complaints

ADVANCED 1

Tuesday 14 April – Tuesday 7 July 2020 (12 weeks)Course outline:Course Book: Marie Boccou Kestřánková, Kateřina Hlínová, Pavel Pečený, Dagmar Štěpánková: Čeština pro cizince Level: B1 towards B2Chapter: 1Students should have completed the course book Czech Step by Step 1 and 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. For more detailed information and assessment please contact the Czech Centre. When deciding on the level to apply for, use the self-evaluation help table based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_LanguagesTopics: Introduction of characters; Language study; Lost in translationGrammar: conjugation of verbs; perfective and imperfective verbs; spelling – consonants; connectives with time and place; genitive and accusative case;

ADVANCED 2

Wednesday 15 April – Wednesday 8 July 2020 (12 weeks)

Course outline: Course Book: Marie Boccou Kestřánková, Kateřina Hlínová, Pavel Pečený, Dagmar Štěpánková: Čeština pro cizince Level: B1 towards B2Chapter: 10Students should have completed the course book Czech Step by Step 1 and 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. For more detailed information and assessment please contact the Czech Centre. When deciding on the level to apply for, use the self-evaluation help table based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_LanguagesTopics: Criminality; Detective stories; Writing a complaintGrammar: Pronouns; Forms of adjectives; verbal nouns; Diminutives;

ADVANCED 3

Monday 20 April – Monday 13 July 2020 (12 weeks)

Course outline: Course Book: Marie Boccou Kestřánková, Kateřina Hlínová, Pavel Pečený, Dagmar Štěpánková: Čeština pro cizince; Čeština pro život 2, Additional course material to be brought in by the teacher.Level: B2 towards C1For students who have completed all previous courses or have equivalent knowledge and conversational skills. The focus of this course is to improve on existing knowledge and conversational skills. Themes and topics to reflect students' needs. Individual course programme.When deciding on the level to apply for, use the self-evaluation help table based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages